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A cloud of faithful witnesses, leading to the heavenly Canaan, or, A commentary upon…A cloud of faithfull witnesses, leading to the heauenly Canaan, or, A commentarie vpon…
A cloud of faithful witnesses, leading to the heavenly Canaan, or, A commentary upon the 11 chapter to the Hebrews preached in Cambridge by that godly, and judicious divine, M. William Perkins ; long expected and desired, and therefore published at the request of his executors, by Will. Crashawe and Tho. Pierson, preachers of Gods Word, who heard him preach it, and wrote it from his mouth.A cloud of faithfull witnesses, leading to the heauenly Canaan, or, A commentarie vpon the 11 chapter to the Hebrewes preached in Cambridge by that godly, and iudicious divine, M. William Perkins ; long expected and desired, and therefore published at the request of his executours, by Will. Crashawe and Tho. Pierson, preachers of Gods Word, who heard him preach it, and wrote it from his mouth.
London: printed by Humphrey Lownes for Leo. Greene, 1607London: printed by Humfrey Lownes for Leo. Greene, 1607
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Thus, when thou art assured that God approves of thee, God can easily give thee a comfortable testimony in thine own conscience, and he can move the hearts of all men to think well, and open their mouths to speak well of thee: for he hath the hearts of all men in his hand. And therefore those that are in his favour, he can bend the hearts of all men, to approve them; yet this must be understood with some cautions.
Thus, when thou art assured that God approues of thee, God can easily giue thee a comfortable testimony in thine owne conscience, and hee can moue the hearts of all men to think wel, and open their mouthes to speake wel of thee: for he hath the hearts of all men in his hand. And therfore those that are in his fauor, he can bend the hearts of all men, to approue thē; yet this must be vnderstood with some cautions.
1. God will not procure his children a good name amongst all men: for then they should be cursed: for, Luk. 6.26, Cursed are ye when all men speak well of you: But the Lord meaneth, that they shall be accepted, & have a good name with the most & with the best. For indeed, a good name (as all other graces of God) cannot be perfect in this life: but they shall have such a good name, as in this world shall continue and increase, and in the world to come be without all blot: for sin is the disgrace of a man; therefore when sin is abolished, good name is perfect.
1. God wil not procure his childrē a good name amongst all men: for then they should be cursed: for, Luk. 6.26, Cursed are yee when all men speake well of you: But the Lord meaneth, that they shal be accepted, & haue a good name with the most & with the best. For indeed, a good name (as all other graces of God) cannot be perfect in this life: but they shal haue such a good name, as in this world shall continue and increase, and in the world to come be without all blot: for sin is the disgrace of a man; therefore when sin is abolished, good name is perfect.